Libyan actors
Tracking developments of Libyan Actors in Libya’s security space including armed group activity, state security operations and political activities pertaining to Libya’s security.
GNU mulls response to Zawiyya drone attacks
On 10 August, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba held an expanded security meeting with all the major armed group leader and officials from in and around Tripoli. This included Minister of Interior Emad Al-Trabelsi, Undersecretary of the...
LNA military intelligence director assassinated by car bomb in Benghazi
On 10 August, late in the evening, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Director of Military Intelligence Major General Fawzi Al-Mansouri was killed by a bomb placed in or attached to his car. The attack happened after he left a mosque in the Sayyida Aisha neighbourhood...
Protests in Sabratha over worsening power cuts & living conditions
On 8 August, protesters blocked the coastal road in the Dahman area at the eastern entrance to Sabratha, demonstrating against the increased hours of power outages and what they described as the deterioration of public services. The action led to the closure of the...
Drone attacks target Zawiyya refinery, power station & water facilities
Over the last three days, there were several drone strikes hitting fuel tanks, power stations and water facilities in Zawiyya, with one strike resulting in a major fire. On 8 August, at 03.25 local time, a drone collided with untreated naphtha storage tank 1-7 at the...
SLOR attacks LNA 676th desert post
On 7 August, the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) attacked the LNA’s 676th unit desert post near al-Toum border crossing with Chad and arrested four LNA soldiers, all of whom were from the Fezzan. The SLOR claimed it took control of the post. In a statement...
Anger about collapse of services continues with small ‘Friday of Anger’ demonstration in Misrata
On 7 August, about 150 protesters in Misrata staged a ‘Friday of Anger’ demonstration. They marched towards the Misrata Municipal Council headquarters where they held a rally. Organizers chose this site to put direct pressure on local government officials to take an...
Benghazi-backed LIS director al-Aib visits Greece
On 7 August, Director of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS; also ‘General Intelligence Service’) – according to the Benghazi-ruling and the statement House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh – Lieutenant General Hussein al-Aib visited Athens, Greece,...
Libya Chad joint-force faces operational difficulties
On 6 August, the LNA-Chad joint-force faced operational difficulties when the Chadian army briefly seizing Libyan trade trucks from Kufra as a response to Chadian trucks seized in Kufra. This is reportedly linked to Chadian reluctance to actively engage in operations...
Misrata air traffic controller detained after diverting Zoubi’s plane
On 6 August, the air traffic control chief at Misrata Airport was allegedly detained after the flight carrying Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Lieutenant General Abdul Salam Zoubi was diverted to Tripoli-Mitiga amid a fuel outage...